# sh5util > Merge HDF5 files produced by the `sacct_gather_profile` plugin. > More information: . - Merge HDF5 files produced on each allocated node for the specified job or step: `sh5util {{[-j|--jobs]}} {{job_id|job_id.step_id}}` - Extract one or more data series from a merged job file: `sh5util {{[-j|--jobs]}} {{job_id|job_id.step_id}} {{[-E|--extract]}} {{[-i|--input]}} {{path/to/file.h5}} {{[-s|--series]}} {{Energy|Filesystem|Network|Task}}` - Extract one data item from all nodes in a merged job file: `sh5util {{[-j|--jobs]}} {{job_id|job_id.step_id}} {{[-I|--item-extract]}} {{[-s|--series]}} {{Energy|Filesystem|Network|Task}} {{[-d|--data]}} {{data_item}}`